League Play-Off

Estadio Pilolil
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Herminio Paul kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Larrogue AFC booed when °°°°BARCELONA°°°° was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ceferino Benet didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, °°°°BARCELONA°°°°'s goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Celino came free, but Marco Koldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Raymon during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th minute, Daniel Pagomari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Calistrat Cupșa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. German Benvide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herminio Paul received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. German Benvide came out and tried to block the shot, but Herminio Paul slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Larrogue AFC's zone, Herminio Paul stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. German Benvide came out of the goal and Herminio Paul tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. German Benvide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herminio Paul, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Herminio Paul let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 28th minute shot 2-0 at rihgt post. Herminio Paul's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but German Benvide read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Herminio Paul sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

German Benvide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Paul in the 52nd minute of play. Isaac Jusepe might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over German Benvide. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isaac Jusepe ran back to his position shaking his head. If Herminio Paul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. German Benvide came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by °°°°BARCELONA°°°°'s Ceferino Benet. But to his dismay, Ceferino Benet quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 62 minutes into the game, Isaac Jusepe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. °°°°BARCELONA°°°°'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Larrogue AFC the free kick. The supporters of Larrogue AFC booed when °°°°BARCELONA°°°° was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Jusepe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Larrogue AFC's German Benvide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Paul in the 65th minute of play. Isaac Jusepe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Benvide having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Aristides Celino took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Marco Koldo to make any attempt to save it. Herminio Paul took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised German Benvide. German Benvide dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind °°°°BARCELONA°°°°'s goalkeeper Marco Koldo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to °°°°BARCELONA°°°° getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Jonas Feliu hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute Patricio Raymon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Koldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Herminio Paul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Patricio Raymon could shoot a difficult shot in the 96th minute, which Marco Koldo however easily saved by the left post. There was no doubt that °°°°BARCELONA°°°° were the better team. °°°°BARCELONA°°°°'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.